Roger Whittle

Previous Article Event Calendar January 16 – January 25 Next Article Namoi (Chelly) Sheppard - Roger Whittle has over 40 years of daily newspaper experience at a dozen papers across the country including the Omaha World Herald. He returned to his hometown... See more

The Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce is charging into the new year with a full slate of events coming up. After another successful season of Santaland, the chamber staff is switching its focus to the annual Burger Battle promotion, a new series of class... See more

Watertown High School’s basketball teams split a pair of Eastern South Dakota Conference games against the Brandon Valley Lynx on Tuesday, Jan. 6. The Arrow boys traveled to Brandon and posted a hard-fought 59-52 win over the Lynx. It was Watertown’s fift... See more

Watertown Regional Airport reported on Tuesday, January 6, that there were 1,405 passenger enplanements in December, a strong close to the 2025 travel year. Of those passengers, 757 traveled through Denver and 648 through Minneapolis-St. Paul. Airport Man... See more

Planned infrastructure improvements at the Calvin Industrial Park south of Watertown received another boost on Tuesday, December 30, when South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden gave a $500,000 grant to get the project “across the finish line.” Rhoden was in Water... See more